Why Is the Saturated Adiabatic Lapse Rate Less Than the Unsaturated

question 31

Multiple Choice

Why is the saturated adiabatic lapse rate less than the unsaturated adiabatic lapse rate?

• A)The steepness of the lapse rate curves are identical.
• B)Release of latent heat warms the local environment.
• C)Absorption of latent heat causes a parcel of air to contract.
• D)Absorption of latent heat warms the local environment.

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Definitions:

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children aged about 7 to 11 years can perform various mental operations using concrete objects.

Sensorimotor

Pertaining to the body's responses to sensory stimuli and the coordination of sensory and motor activities.

Conservation

The principle that certain physical characteristics (such as volume, mass, or number) remain unchanged, even when their appearance changes, as understood in cognitive development.

Object Permanence

Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or otherwise sensed, a key cognitive development in infancy.